Coursesyllabus

FacultyBoardofScienceandEngineering
SchoolofComputerScience,PhysicsandMathematics
5IK014Vetenskapshistoriaochvetenskapsfilosofi,7,5
hgskolepong
History,philosophyandscienceofInformationSystems,7.5credits
Mainfieldofstudy
InformationSystems
SubjectGroup
Informatics/ComputerandSystemsSciences
Levelofclassification
SecondLevel
Progression
A1N
DateofRatification
ApprovedbytheBoardoftheSchoolofComputerScience,PhysicsandMathematics
20091201
Revised20101126.Revisionmadeforprerequisitesandcourseevaluation.
Thecoursesyllabusisvalidfromautumnsemester2011
Prerequisites
75creditsininformatics,includingInformationSystemsMethodology7.5credits
(4IK024)andEnglishBortheequivalent.
Expectedlearningoutcomes
Uponcompletionofthecourse,thestudentshouldbeableto:
l giveanaccountofhistoryandphilosophyofscienceintheareaofInformation
Systems
l describeandexplaindifferentviewsofknowledge,whichareusedindoing
researchwithinthesubjectofInformationSystems
l presentthescientifictraditionsofknowledgeorapproachesusedwithinthe
subjectofInformationSystems
l analysedifferentapproachesabilitytobeappliedondifferentproblemswithinthe
subjectofInformationSystems
Content
Thecoursedealswiththefollowingtopics:
historyofSciencewithinthesubjectofInformationSystems
differenttraditionsandapproachesfordoingresearchinInformationSystems,e.g.
l designtheoryasresearchapproach
l criticalthinking
l socialtheoryasabasisforresearchinInformationSystems
viewofknowledge:TechnicalrespectivelySocialSciencetraditionsandtheiruseinthe
areaofInformationSystems
TypeofInstruction
Teachingmethodsconsistoflectures,seminarsandexercises,whichare,performed
individuallyorasgroupwork.
Examination
ThecourseisassessedwiththegradesFail(U),Pass(G)orPasswithDistinction
(VG).
Onrequest,studentsmayhavetheircreditstranslatedtoECTSmarks.Sucharequest
mustbesenttotheexaminerbeforethegradingprocessstarts.

Assessmentsofstudentsperformanceismadethroughwrittenexamsand/ororal
presentationsand/orperformingmandatoryassignments.Typeofassessmentusedin
thecoursewillbedecidedonatthebeginningofthecourse.

Studentsdonotpasstheregularexaminationaregiventheopportunitytodoare
examinationshortlyaftertheregularexamination.
CourseEvaluation
Acourseevaluationwillbecarriedoutattheendofthecourseinaccordancewiththe
guidelinesoftheUniversity.Theresultofthecourseevaluationwillbefiledatthe
department.
Other
Uponrequest,aSwedishUniversitydegreewillbeissueduponsuccessfulcompletionof
thefulldemandsforthatdegree.

Studentswhoreceiveapassinggradeinthecoursemaydownloadacoursecertificate
throughtheStudentPortal.Otherwisetheymayrequestacoursecertificatefromthe
schoolsecretary.
RequiredReadingandAdditionalStudyMaterial
Requiredreading
Mingers,J.&Willcocks,L.(editors),Socialtheoryandphilosophyforinformation
systems,Chichester,2004.250(455)pages.

Howcroft,D.&Trauth.E.M.(editedby),Handbookofcriticalinformationsystems
research:theoryandapplication,Northampton,Mass:E.ElgarPub.,2005.250(426)
pages.

Galliers,R.D.,M.LynneMarkus&Newell,S.(edited),Exploringinformation
systemsresearchapproaches:readingsandreflections,NewYork:Routledge,
2007.250(453)pages.

DFM,Compendium,LinnusUniversity.150pages.

Coursesyllabus
FacultyBoardofScienceandEngineering
SchoolofComputerScience,PhysicsandMathematics
5IK014Vetenskapshistoriaochvetenskapsfilosofi,7,5
hgskolepong
History,philosophyandscienceofInformationSystems,7.5credits
Mainfieldofstudy
InformationSystems
SubjectGroup
Informatics/ComputerandSystemsSciences
Levelofclassification
SecondLevel
Progression
A1N
DateofRatification
ApprovedbytheBoardoftheSchoolofComputerScience,PhysicsandMathematics
20091201
Revised20101126.Revisionmadeforprerequisitesandcourseevaluation.
Thecoursesyllabusisvalidfromautumnsemester2011
Prerequisites
75creditsininformatics,includingInformationSystemsMethodology7.5credits
(4IK024)andEnglishBortheequivalent.
Expectedlearningoutcomes
Uponcompletionofthecourse,thestudentshouldbeableto:
l giveanaccountofhistoryandphilosophyofscienceintheareaofInformation
Systems
l describeandexplaindifferentviewsofknowledge,whichareusedindoing
researchwithinthesubjectofInformationSystems
l presentthescientifictraditionsofknowledgeorapproachesusedwithinthe
subjectofInformationSystems
l analysedifferentapproachesabilitytobeappliedondifferentproblemswithinthe
subjectofInformationSystems
Content
Thecoursedealswiththefollowingtopics:
historyofSciencewithinthesubjectofInformationSystems
differenttraditionsandapproachesfordoingresearchinInformationSystems,e.g.
l designtheoryasresearchapproach
l criticalthinking
l socialtheoryasabasisforresearchinInformationSystems
viewofknowledge:TechnicalrespectivelySocialSciencetraditionsandtheiruseinthe
areaofInformationSystems
TypeofInstruction
Teachingmethodsconsistoflectures,seminarsandexercises,whichare,performed
individuallyorasgroupwork.
Examination
ThecourseisassessedwiththegradesFail(U),Pass(G)orPasswithDistinction
(VG).
Onrequest,studentsmayhavetheircreditstranslatedtoECTSmarks.Sucharequest
mustbesenttotheexaminerbeforethegradingprocessstarts.

Assessmentsofstudentsperformanceismadethroughwrittenexamsand/ororal
presentationsand/orperformingmandatoryassignments.Typeofassessmentusedin
thecoursewillbedecidedonatthebeginningofthecourse.

Studentsdonotpasstheregularexaminationaregiventheopportunitytodoare
examinationshortlyaftertheregularexamination.
CourseEvaluation
Acourseevaluationwillbecarriedoutattheendofthecourseinaccordancewiththe
guidelinesoftheUniversity.Theresultofthecourseevaluationwillbefiledatthe
department.
Other
Uponrequest,aSwedishUniversitydegreewillbeissueduponsuccessfulcompletionof
thefulldemandsforthatdegree.

Studentswhoreceiveapassinggradeinthecoursemaydownloadacoursecertificate
throughtheStudentPortal.Otherwisetheymayrequestacoursecertificatefromthe
schoolsecretary.
RequiredReadingandAdditionalStudyMaterial
Requiredreading
Mingers,J.&Willcocks,L.(editors),Socialtheoryandphilosophyforinformation
systems,Chichester,2004.250(455)pages.

Howcroft,D.&Trauth.E.M.(editedby),Handbookofcriticalinformationsystems
research:theoryandapplication,Northampton,Mass:E.ElgarPub.,2005.250(426)
pages.

Galliers,R.D.,M.LynneMarkus&Newell,S.(edited),Exploringinformation
systemsresearchapproaches:readingsandreflections,NewYork:Routledge,
2007.250(453)pages.

DFM,Compendium,LinnusUniversity.150pages.